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A 50-year-old specialist surgeon from Polonnaruwa Hospital died Friday (06) when a car and tipper truck collided in Minneriya. #SriLanka #RoadSafety #Polonnaruwa
Video updates on Colombo floods: Norris Canal, opposite the Asiri Hospital Colombo and the Pettah area on Friday evening due to heavy rain. Courtesy Social Media.
Heavy rains have flooded several roads in Colombo and its suburbs, causing heavy traffic congestion, while a signalling system failure between Colombo Fort and Maradana has disrupted all train service
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Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne — who sought contempt proceedings against the IGP — has been transferred to the Judges’ Training Institute with immediate effect. The transfer letter was issued by JSC Secretary Prasanna Alwis.
Portugal football legend Cristiano Ronaldo (41) announces his intention to retire from the Portugal national team in a social media post, bringing to an end one of the most illustrious international careers in the history of football cnn.com/2026/11/05/sport/cri…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka says he is ready to amend the Organised Crime Prevention Bill by reducing the 72-hour detention period to 48 hours, removing the tattoo-related law, and provisions on Excise Ordinance offenses.
The mandatory TIN Certificate requirement for eight specified transactions has been postponed to April 1, 2027; Commissioner General, Inland Revenue Department
Lanka IOC & Sinopec increase price of 95 Octane Petrol by Rs. 20 per litre with effect from midnight today(4); the new price will be Rs. 515 per litre
Commander SASM Samarakoon of @srilanka_navy passed away on Nov.2 in Sri Vijayapuram,India after a brief illness.He was a crew member of SLNS Gajabahu,which was participating in BIMSTEC maritime security exercise.Mortal remains flown to Colombo today aboard Indian AF C130 aircraft
High Commission of India in Sri Lanka,@IndiainSL condoles the untimely passing of Commander SASM Samarakoon of Sri Lanka Navy in Sri Vijayapuram, India, after a brief illness on 02 Nov 26. The officer was crew of SLNS Gajabahu participating in BIMSTEC maritime security exercise.
The mortal remains were flown in to Colombo by Indian Airforce C130 aircraft today.
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Chief Inspector of Police (CI) Varuni Bogahawatte , who was arrested by the CID over money laundering allegations, remanded until November 6 by Matara Chief Magistrate -Reporter
MP Namal Rajapaksa was granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court over the Krrish deal, subject to an overseas travel ban; Reporter
A fire erupted at a girls' hostel in Kelaniya, and four fire engines were deployed to extinguish the blaze: Fire Services Department
Colombo Electoral District gained one parliamentary seat (rising from 18 to 19) while Badulla lost one (dropping from 9 to 8), with a total of 17,534,397 registered electors on the 2026 Main Electoral Register : Election Commission
The Colombo High Court discharged Daisy Forrest in the money laundering case against her, following a finding by a specialist medical board led by the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer that she was not in a suitable mental condition to face trial
Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell (38) announces his international retirement on Tuesday after being overlooked for Australia’s upcoming Twenty20 series against England cricinfo.com/story/glenn-max…
SriLankan Airlines confirms that Flight UL605 from Melbourne to Colombo, scheduled to arrive on 1 November at 2320 hours, declared an emergency prior to landing following the activation of a smoke warning in the aircraft’s cargo hold. The aircraft landed safely at BIA, Colombo
The CPC has revised fuel prices from midnight today (1). The price of a litre of Octane 92 Petrol will be increased by Rs. 10 to Rs. 424, Octane 95 Petrol by Rs. 15 to Rs. 490, Auto Diesel by Rs. 5 to Rs. 397, and Super Diesel by Rs. 15 to Rs. 543 - CPC
A prisoner at Pallekele Prison died after being shot by a sentry guard while attempting to flee the facility; Prison officials
